Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-28
THE CiTY'S WELFARE.
Important Steps by the Business
Mems Association.
The Meeting Last Evening" Matters
Observation-Disclosures Appointed
Resolutions AdOpted---Signs of
the Boom

At the adjourned meeting of the Rocl
Island Business Mems association last
evening, there were not so many present
as on the previous occasion; but the
same spirit of enterprise, enthusiasm
and determination was nevertheless
manifested, President W. B. Fergu'
son was on hand but Secretary j
F. Robinson was absent, and W. G
Whitehead, was appointed to thu
position pro tenn After the reading o.
the minutes of the preceding session
the president announced the following
committees of two from each ward to at,
tend council meetings and push stree
improvements
First Ward-E. II Bowman, Jr., ]
D. Warnock
Second. 2 Mott. D Donaldson.
Third-Fred Hass. W S. Knowlton.
Fourth-E. H. Guyer, L. s. McCabe
Fifth. R. Johnston. VIM jackson
Sixth-John j Reimers, Fl. C. Con,
nelly
Seventh. P. Weyerbauser, William
Atkinson.
The committee of three on the selection
OF the standing Committee of Twenty
reported the following as composing sucl
committee, and the report was unani.
mously adopted by the association:
John J. Reimers. Savile Johnston. W
q. Whitehead, j. W Potter, Fl. D
| Mack. C. W. Halves. W. H Munger, L
). McCabe, H. j. Lowrey, W. R johnson
Fred Denkmsn, T. II. Thomas, W. B
Ferguson. V. NJ. Blanding, E E. Par
menter, W. s KnowltOn, G. C. Knell, }
W. Stewart, Clarence Mcconnell, Henry
Carse
This committee was requested to meet
at President Ferguson's Office next Tues
day evening to discuss matters of i'm
portance, and at the suggestion of Mr.
Guyer the council committee was author,
lied to meet with them.
President Ferguson read a letter which
Mayor Banding had received from Nor
man Williams, president of the Chicago,
Santa Fe & California railroad company.
in which Mr.. Williams expressed his graf.
itication at the sentiment of Rock Island
IN regard to the road, and gave assurance
to the fact that any propositions of the
people of Rock Island would be consid>
cred as soon as the main line was com.
pleted and the line from Rock Island to
Peoria taken up. Mr.. J J Reimers re-
ported having seen Col Woods in Chi
cagO, who is one of the most inf uential
members of the Santa Fe directory aud
that official had stated that the road could
not avoid entering Rock Island and No
line, and that sooner or later the subjrct
would be given serious consideration,
there being determination to include
these important points in one of the
routes. On motion the entire matter was
referred to the Committee of Twenty.
Mr. Arthur Burial called attention to
the proposed consolidation of the Fourth
internal revenue district with the Second
and Eighth districts, which would practi.
cally do away with the district with which
Rock Island is connected Messrs
Winter, Stengel and Fries, all of whom
have extensive dealings with the gov
eminent annually, spoke on tht
subject setting forth the Importance Of
the retention of the district in its present
form, or at lesst the deputy collector in
Rock Island. Finally on motion of Mr.
Saville johnson. committee was APP
pointed to prepare memorial to the
departments at Washington, protesting
against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the dis
trct, and the committee brought in thu
following report, which was unanimousl,
adopted:
Jos F. Miller, Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. g:
Rock ISLAND, May 81, 81.
The Business Mems Association of thu